GDT: 1/26/16 Toronto @ Florida 7:30 "First Half Finale"

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Your Florida Panthers take on the Toronto Maple Leafs! Game time at 7:30pm at BB & T Center

TV: Live on FSN Florida and Center Ice.
Radio: Listen Live on 560 WQAM​

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[fieldset=Line Combinations (Subject To Change)]

Toronto:

LW |C| RW
Komarov|Kadri|Grabner
Matthias|Bozak|Parenteau
Boyes|Spaling|Lupul
Leivo|Froese|Winnik

LD|RD
Gardiner |Phaneuf
Hunwick|Reilly
Marincin|Polak

Injuries: James van Riemsdyk (broken foot, out 6 weeks), Nathan Horton (LTIR, career ending injury)
Healthy: Corrado, Clune, Holland



Florida:

LW| C |RW
Huberdeau|Barkov|Jagr
Jokinen|Trocheck|Smith
Howden|Bjugstad|Shaw
Thornton |MacKenzie |Knight

LD|RD
Campbell| Ekblad
Kulikov|Gudbranson
Kampfer|Petrovic

Injuries: Mitchell (on IR, various issues) Savard (LTIR, career ending injury)
Healthy: Bolland, Pirri
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[fieldset=Expected Starting Goaltenders]

Toronto:

James Reimer

GP | W | L | OTL| GAA | SV% | SO
23|8|7| 6| 1.97|.937|0

VS.

Florida:

Roberto Luongo

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
38|21|13|4| 2.11| .930|4

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Opposing player to watch

It's kind of close to March?



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[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Reimer is having an excellent year, and Babcock is an awesome coach, but there is nothing on this roster. A pretty evenly played 3-1 Florida victory is my guess.

 

[Gentle Man]

How many can we expect from Shawn Marchias and Bad Boyes

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

How many can we expect from Shawn Marchias and Bad Boyes

'bout eight... two tears on each cheek.

 

[EstConf96*]

MVP: Luongo.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

I was trying to find the video of Anderson with the Leaf blower, I could've sworn it was on YT

MVP: Luongo.

It has to be, he's the Vezina runner-up so far.

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

I was telling my Leafs friend tonight "wait until March with Matthias". He does not know the joy he has coming in meaningless March, we're the experts on that topic. He said him along with 5-6 other forwards really struggling to score. 4-2 Panthers.

 

[EstConf96*]

I was telling my Leafs friend tonight "wait until March with Matthias". He does not know the joy he has coming in meaningless March, we're the experts on that topic. He said him along with 5-6 other forwards really struggling to score. 4-2 Panthers.

You never know when Babcock is in charge. That man scares me.

 

[ShootIt]

Impressive numbers by Reimer. Swear every other year it has been bipolar views on him from Leaf fans.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

Only way Toronto wins if they outwork us... not a lot of skill on that roster. Better have their work boots on tonight!

 

[batting1k]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

 

[Gentle Man]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

Damn


Thats officially dog house status

 

[Panthers Rock]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

I see no reason to play him at this time. I know I'd probably rather have Pirri in than Thornton, but Pirri on the 4th line is worthless and there's nowhere else to put him right now. No reason to break up any chemistry happening now, they have looked awesome.

I don't really agree with playing Luongo again. Let him rest up, he already has to "play" this weekend (noting that AllStar festivities are probably hardest on the goalies). I'm more than confident that Montoya can handle the game tonight.

Going for 3...

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

Pirri for Lowry + 3rd gonna happen tonite? ♪ ♫ ♬ Tonite is the nite... ♪ ♫ ♬

 

[Gentle Man]

I see no reason to play him at this time. I know I'd probably rather have Pirri in than Thornton, but Pirri on the 4th line is worthless and there's nowhere else to put him right now. No reason to break up any chemistry happening now, they have looked awesome.

I don't really agree with playing Luongo again. Let him rest up, he already has to "play" this weekend (noting that AllStar festivities are probably hardest on the goalies). I'm more than confident that Montoya can handle the game tonight.

Going for 3...

Gallant gonna bench his guys this weekend

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

Wow he's buried.

 

[ShootIt]

Pirri for Lowry + 3rd gonna happen tonite? ♪ ♫ ♬ Tonite is the nite... ♪ ♫ ♬

Hell, I'll do it straight up.

 

[I am not exposed]

Pirri out again. Will have observations of him from my press box seat tonight

Damn. I thought for sure he would play tonight. Hope it doesn't go to a shootout!

 

[Panthers Rock]

Damn. I thought for sure he would play tonight. Hope it doesn't go to a shootout!

Even if it did, I have the confidence in the team to get it done. Barkov has been perfect, Jokinen is an all time great at it, and Huberdeau scores every once in a while That's not counting Bjugstad or anyone else who might be good at it.

Also, I find it incredibly odd that we haven't played Toronto until tonight. A divisional opponent first being played in January? Weird.

 

[I am not exposed]

Even if it did, I have the confidence in the team to get it done. Barkov has been perfect, Jokinen is an all time great at it, and Huberdeau scores every once in a while That's not counting Bjugstad or anyone else who might be good at it.

Also, I find it incredibly odd that we haven't played Toronto until tonight. A divisional opponent first being played in January? Weird.

Not recently. I would prefer to get Bolland back and take a shootout shot personally!

 

[spacemanatee]

Hell, I'll do it straight up.

too bad jets decline

 

[KW]

Every time we play the leafs something strange happens.

 

[Gentle Man]

These 4 games against the Leafs are have to wins.

20 wins away from a 100 points

 

[FrolikFan67]

I was trying to find the video of Anderson with the Leaf blower, I could've sworn it was on YT

search "Panther vs Maple Leaf" by lennylenihan

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

search "Panther vs Maple Leaf" by lennylenihan

Thank you, I miss the early-mid 2000s bad marketing